If a person is a U.S. citizen, and he is on the battlefield in Afghanistan or Iraq trying to attack our troops, he will face the full brunt of the U.S. military response.
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It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. Since 1945, no one in the U.S. military has liked the end result of the military conflicts we've... JOHN F. KELLY He should not be allowed to come to the country and spread his tentacles on our soil. After Afghanis... HANNAN MOLLAH His life seemed like a deck of cards, and in the midst of all those two’s and three’s someone ha... TEKOA MANNING One of the lessons of Vietnam, which we failed to heed in the Iraq war and the Afghanistan surge, is... KATHLEEN TROIA MCFARLAND Second, the resolution contains the blatantly false assertion that negotiating a timeline for bringi... PETER DEFAZIO I believe that for the past twenty years there has been a creeping socialism spreading in the United... DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER Bush's so-called war against terrorism is actually a war against Muslims. We will protest against U.... HAFIZ HUSSAIN AHMAD Mother Superior jump the gun... -The Beatles, Happiness is a Warm Gun LAUREN MYRACLE The Afghan security forces will always have the help of the U.S. American military to ensure that Af... LINDSEY GRAHAM Broken down per person in the U.S., the cost so far is $277 per person, making the Iraq War the most... ERIK LEAVER We feel that the people in power are not living up to their responsibility of only sending U.S. troo... JUSTIN SANE Cyberspace is the battlefield of tomorrow... Instead of confronting us head-to-head on the tradition... FRED THOMPSON The administration's view is that the entire world, including every inch of U.S. territory, is akin ... TIM LYNCH I'm here to tell you that military families support our troops AND their mission ? in spite of what ... DEBORAH JOHNS If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that cap... DICK CHENEY The problem I think is that even if he was off the list, but he has to carry a piece of paper to sho... DONNA MITCHELL We believe that a U.S. attack against Iraq would open the gates of hell in the Middle East. AMR MOUSSA I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. It is clear that while our Army was engaged in Afghanistan and Iraq, Russia studied U.S. capabilitie... H. R. MCMASTER More than a decade and half after 9/11, U.S. military actions in countries such as Syria, Iraq and A... PETER BERGEN Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play. J.R. RIM It is past time for Republican leadership to answer for record deficits and reckless spending, both ... SHERROD BROWN One only has to look at the debacle that has unfolded in Iraq after the withdrawal of U.S. troops at... PETER L. BERGEN If today is anything like the typical day of the past 3 years, three American soldiers will die in I... ALCEE HASTINGS We as a whole Kuwaiti nation will never, ever forget the time when the U.S. sent all their troops in... THE ARCHIVES I think Col. North is first a U.S. citizen and he has the same rights as you yourself do, sir. FAWN HALL You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He want... CRAIG GROESCHEL I want the troops from Great Britain and the U.S. to be successful, but by the same token, Afghanist... CLINT EASTWOOD We'll stay and sleep for one or two days, and after will decide. ... We'll keep on sending troops bu... GUY PHILIPPE [If the foregoing was simply insensitive, George W. Bush's comparison of the first U.S. war against ... BILL SAMMON As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sac... CHöGYAM TRUNGPA Our intelligence tells us he is still in Afghanistan. I think the U.S. apprehension was right in dep... HARON AMIN The lawyers' view was to leave them alone, they had the same basic rights as a U.S. citizen, a U.S. ... ANTHONY SHAFFER We want to make sure that we support our troops that are fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. We will n... DENNIS HASTERT Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks th... MADELEINE ALBRIGHT We know the Americans and the British are too scared to send troops to Sudan after what has happened... FATAHI KHALIL The war in Iraq will end, our troops will come home, Bush will be impeached and he will be brought t... CINDY SHEEHAN China is sophisticated and understands U.S. domestic politics. And if they get branded a manipulator... ANDY ROTHMAN A few moments ago, he stopped a truck full of National Guard troops ... and said, 'Point your weapon... BARBARA STARR He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself LOIS LOWRY We're here in Toronto and Canada to put Stephen Harper on notice that it's time for our troops out o... DYLAN PENNER The best power of all is to be free, but Obama is not a free person. He is a prisoner of a military ... ADOLFO PEREZ ESQUIVEL The world is a beautiful place to be born into if you don't mind happiness not always... LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI We're trying to find somebody who is really popular. We're trying to get maybe the mayor or even the... JENNY WILKINS Cindy Sheehan certainly doesn't speak for me, our military families or our men and women serving in ... DEBORAH JOHNS [That, plus such scandals as the abuses in U.S. military prisons in Iraq, damages the] core ... It w... ANDREW SULLIVAN You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES It matters not what your individual position is on either war we are currently prosecuting - in Iraq... SOLOMON ORTIZ The abuse of U.S. taxpayers' and Iraqi oil revenues witnessed in recent years has undermined the Ira... CHARLIE CRAY The whole reason for a threat is to show there is a line. And show that the U.S. will respond if he ... IVO DAALDER In Iraq and Afghanistan, we need troops on the ground and they need to be protected. It's an area of... ANDY LYNCH When others were unwilling to do so, each man recognized a moral obligation to speak out against pol... CAROLINE KENNEDY Wake up to a brand new day and realize why you woke up to meet the day! Live to the end of another d... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH As he assumes the awesome responsibilities of the presidency, Donald Trump has inherited a world on ... JOHN MCCAIN The market is filled with uncertainty. Calm will not return until U.S. markets open and we can reeva... TATSUYUKI KAWASAKI There has been no full debate in the House of Commons on the issue of our troops in Afghanistan and ... DAWN BLACK Frazier is so ugly that he should donate his face to the U.S. Bureau of Wild Life. MUHAMMAD ALI The global perception is the U.S. has the most to lose if there's a war in Iraq. That's made the res... LARA RHAME In early 1961 a new president, John F. Kennedy, was told by military leaders and civilian officials ... JEFF GREENFIELD He was not involved in the negotiations with P&O to purchase terminal facilities in the United State... BRIAN TURMAIL The U.S. is not constructing a palatial embassy, by far the largest in the world and virtually a sep... NOAM CHOMSKY Iran will steer clear of Iraq and the U.S. adventurism. ALI SHAMKHANI Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transf... BARACK OBAMA While we are in the process of deploying U.S. Army troops for possible combat in Iraq, the Administr... CHET EDWARDS The Humvee is an American military icon and will continue to be for decades. It is an essential part... TODD YOUNG His NCAA championship score sends a signal that he is a player on the international platform scene. ... JEFF SHAFFER We have said for the last couple of weeks that we have seen the enemy starting to attack soft target... MARK KIMMITT In occupied Iraq, the introduction of new paper money took almost a year, 20 or so Boeing 747s, the ... YANIS VAROUFAKIS There's a lot of technology on the battlefield to better track the position of our troops. LARRY GREER Night raids are only the first step in the American detention process in Afghanistan. Suspects are u... ANAND GOPAL The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are as much every U.S. citizen's wars as they are the veterans&... PHIL KLAY I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... CHARLES BUKOWSKI My motive behind the appointment of the group is not to find fault with the U.S. effort there now, .... FRANK WOLF Every U.S. citizen should have the assurance that the U.S. government will come vigorously to their ... TRENT FRANKS I think the United States should leave Iraq and deal with environmental problems. If the U.S. Army s... KARIN KEMMOCHI WikiLeaks exposed corruption, war crimes, torture and cover-ups. It showed that we were lied to abou... JEMIMA KHAN Any American who has spent time in Iraq or Afghanistan will tell you: the closer you get, the less c... DEXTER FILKINS My mother was born in Wilmington, Delaware. She's a U.S. citizen, so I'm a U.S. citizen. TED CRUZ Tennessee deserves a U.S. senator who understands that our strength as a nation comes not from havin... ED BRYANT None of the military attaches at the U.S. embassy in Caracas was or is involved in inappropriate act... JULIE RESIDE A great future starts with what you can see SOTONYE ANGA The battle is not physical, it is spiritual and your mind is the battleground. Keep your mind pure a... JEANETTE CORON The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy,... ALBERT ELLIS The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy,... DR. ALBERT ELLIS The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happ... DR. ALBERT ELLIS Last year I traveled to the Middle East to visit with troops in Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan. KENNY MARCHANT He believes that he will receive a fair and proper hearing the U.S. on these very serious allegation... JUDITH SEDDON You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl... TAMMARA WEBBER Rejection would be a disaster for the U.S., but ratification alone will not end our problems in Iraq... ANDREW BACEVICH The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS It's a creature of the U.S. military occupation, its statute was drafted by the U.S. and rubber-stam... RAMSEY CLARK
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BRENNAN MANNING The engaged mind, illuminated by truth, awakens awareness; the engaged heart, affected by love, awak... BRENNAN MANNING While the impostor draws his identity from past achievements and the adulation of others, the true s... BRENNAN MANNING To ignore, repress, or dismiss our feelings is to fail to listen to the stirrings of the Spirit with... BRENNAN MANNING Silent solitude makes true speech possible and personal. If I am not in touch with my own belovednes... BRENNAN MANNING When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdainin... BRENNAN MANNING The death of Jesus Christ on the cross is His greatest single act of unwavering trust in His Abba’... BRENNAN MANNING [The] insistence on the absolutely indiscriminate nature of compassion within the Kingdom is the dom... BRENNAN MANNING We're looking forward to another good season. BARBARA BRENNAN We've talked about it, BARBARA BRENNAN We had six, lost three, then gained three, and have six again. We have a nice group. Annmarie, Kathy... BARBARA BRENNAN He's always been a good shooter. Nobody knew about him and I'm sure these guys didn't. I knew they w... RICH BRENNAN I had rather face wild beasts and diseases than the perils of civilization." There is a proverb... MARIE BRENNAN Because salvation is by grace through faith, I believe that among the countless number of people sta... BRENNAN MANNING Trust is that rare and priceless treasure that wins us the affection of our heavenly Father. BRENNAN MANNING The ragamuffin who sees his life as a voyage of discovery and runs the risk of failure has a better ... BRENNAN MANNING We were excited to go to Nashville because it came down to Nashville or San Francisco and either pla... BRENNAN SCHMIDT That facility is in dire need of some cosmetic and functional upgrades. KEN BRENNAN My Aunt Ella and my mom have informed me that we are going to rebuild. And because they are the matr... BRAD BRENNAN We're trying to get the investigation wrapped up. Obviously, it's a horrible and tragic situation fo... DAVE BRENNAN confirms our belief that the rangers' actions were justified. DAVE BRENNAN It reminds me of that dog that's always gnawing at you. They chase the postman. SEAN BRENNAN How glorious the splendor of a human heart that trusts that it is loved! BRENNAN MANNING It's a reality. This team runs the ball very well, and they have the right personnel for the system ... BRENNAN SCHMIDT I haven't yet heard of a hookah lounge opening and going out of business. BRENNAN APPEL It's at its largest demand ever in this country. I don't think it's going away any time soon. There'... BRENNAN APPEL It?s at its largest demand ever in this country. I don?t think it?s going away anytime soon. BRENNAN APPEL The market now is more healthy than it was during the frenzied phase. PAUL BRENNAN The Torch Drive is one of the key activities that gets individuals to come together to generate reso... MICHAEL BRENNAN The love of Christ embraces all without exception. Fire of love, crazy over what You have... BRENNAN MANNING The Christ within who is our hope of glory is not a matter of theological debate or philosophical sp... BRENNAN MANNING I'd love to give each of (the receivers) the same number of throws, but I have to go through my read... COLT BRENNAN Nobody said it's easy being a walk-on. Maybe next time I'll park next to coach (June) Jones. I don't... COLT BRENNAN We've got guys who can fill in, it's just getting the guys in there and getting them reps and gettin... COLT BRENNAN If you go to Hawaii, I'll guarantee I'll be there. COLT BRENNAN For us, it's like getting ready for what we got ready for a couple of weeks ago. COLT BRENNAN Coach (Jones) drew it up for us all week. He said, 'This is how it would be,' and it was. It was awe... COLT BRENNAN You watch film and you see mistakes and you learn from it. I think we have a good offense. COLT BRENNAN This was like our birthday. Before the game, we said, 'It starts from today.' We came here with a pu... COLT BRENNAN